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Leon Breeden, Gone
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
The average jazz listener—whoever that might be—may never give a thought to how his favorite musicians learned their art. There was a time, long past, when most professional jazz artists reached proficiency through on-the-job training. Music departments in institutions of higher education took decades to recognize jazz as a serious branch of music. Older jazz players who majored in music can tell you stories of being disciplined or, in extreme cases, thrown out of school for jamming in practice rooms. ...
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Thinking Inside the Box, Part Three - Mixing "ITB" is Actually Better
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We All Make Music
Welcome to the latest installment of Production Tips, our new monthly feature offering, well, production tips, hosted by Simon Langford.
In the earlier parts of this series, I discussed the ways in which people can replicate the experience of working on a bigger mixing desk.
For many people, mixing in the box is the only practical option. But just because it's the only option doesn't mean you have to settle. In fact, mixing in the box is preferable in some ...
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Clay Shirky: The Downside of Attending to Fans
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HypeBot
Lately, I've been re-reading Cognitive Surplus by Clay Shirky and found this quote to be simple, yet revealing. Considering how much artists are encouraged to attend to their fans, engage them, and address their concerns; it's often left out of the conversation how much time this really takes. Now, I'm not one who buys the 'artists-should-just-be-artists business,' but I think it's worth noting that, in attending to fans, it's not simply time spent away from art. On the larger scale, ...
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New Low for Music: Paying Fans to Hear Songs
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HypeBot
If I offered to pay you $35 to listen to my new single, would you consider? What if, instead, I offered you the chance to win the dollar amount—in exchange for your email? Tempted to fork it up? Well, you're not the only one. Over the last few days, the UK pop duo The Reclusive Barclay Brothers, has been running a promotional campaign that aims to incentivize fans for listening to their music.
Grooveshark Settles with Merlin's Indies
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HypeBot
Music streaming service Grooveshark has settled its dispute with indie music agency Merlin. Grooveshark will pay for both past and future use. The deal, particularly the inclusion of payments for previous use, is a major victory for Merlin who has worked to become the go to source for new media companies licencing indie music.
Merlin members claim a 10% market share of the overall U.S. music market and include labels such as Rough Trade, Warp Records, Yep Roc/Red Eye, Epitaph, ...
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Keeping Jazz in the Family
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Groove Notes
Here is another great discussion between KPLU's Nick Morrison and Kirsten Kendrick.
Below is video and a transcript of the interview. To hear the audio from the interview, click here.
If you love jazz, then you know it's often a family affair. Here's one example: the Heath Brothers Quartet performed this weekend at Jazz Port Townsend, with Jimmy Heath on tenor saxophone and Tootie Heath on drums. Along with their late brother Percy, the Heaths are just one of the ...
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